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policy. in 1979, citing uganda and pole pot in cambodia, the washington post differentiated between rogue regimes and mere dictatorships. how do we deal with rogue regimes, those that under the color of national sovereignty commit unspeakable crimes against their own citizens, it asks. among diplomats, terrorisms an increasing concern. in 1979, forced by congress, the state department began identifying and labeling state sponsors of terrorism. the islamic revolution in iran underscored the notion that in the middle east, at least, all bets were off. the next years were rough. president reagan, for example, called libyan leader gadhafi the madman of the middle east and described him as part of the a new international version of murder incorporated, and years before george w. bush would describe an an axis of evil, reagan spoke of a confederation of terrorist states. it was the clinton administration, however, that made rogue regime part of washington's lexicon. when the defense secretary left
policy. in 1979, citing uganda and pole pot in cambodia, the washington post differentiated between rogue regimes and mere dictatorships. how do we deal with rogue regimes, those that under the color of national sovereignty commit unspeakable crimes against their own citizens, it asks. among diplomats, terrorisms an increasing concern. in 1979, forced by congress, the state department began identifying and labeling state sponsors of terrorism. the islamic revolution in iran underscored the...
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foreign policy. they had the decisions one was how to deal with the bay of pigs invasion and 51. second was how to deal with the missile crisis in 1962. the difference between night and day that went very badly. the support never materialized and was a terrible ambassador for the country and around the world but kennedy took responsibility for it. the historians that studied kennedy and in mine own research i found this to be true he concluded after the first crisis that he was in a bubble in the white house because he was listening to much to the so-called experts in the military and the intelligence community. and he realized that these people had their own little bubble that they were in and at that time they were basically hawks like you may remember some of them. but then he realized that they couldn't pay attention to them as much as they had so he brought in the inner circle at the cuban missile crisis he found his own judgment in he was skeptical and felt they led them astray before and the c
foreign policy. they had the decisions one was how to deal with the bay of pigs invasion and 51. second was how to deal with the missile crisis in 1962. the difference between night and day that went very badly. the support never materialized and was a terrible ambassador for the country and around the world but kennedy took responsibility for it. the historians that studied kennedy and in mine own research i found this to be true he concluded after the first crisis that he was in a bubble in...
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policy front, in cozumel, for example. ronald reagan, to be sure, had to deal with iran contra, but in his second term he achieved tax reform, immigration reform, and most important of all, the inf treaty doing away with an entire class of nuclear weapons, paving the way for the end of the cold war. me ist is interesting to to look at reagan and clinton, just a generation ago who had , more mixed records in their second terms. as time passes, historians are more and more generous in grading their overall performance. successesook at their , one republican, one democrat, and it seems to be much more in focus, much less generous. term: talking about second- presidencies with richard norton smith, author of several books about the subject. a recent headline from cnn.com. you can read that story on cnn and also listen to our discussion with richard norton smith and call in as well. our phone lines are open. if you are outside the u.s. -- several folks waiting to talk to you about this subject. brandon is first from las vegas,
policy front, in cozumel, for example. ronald reagan, to be sure, had to deal with iran contra, but in his second term he achieved tax reform, immigration reform, and most important of all, the inf treaty doing away with an entire class of nuclear weapons, paving the way for the end of the cold war. me ist is interesting to to look at reagan and clinton, just a generation ago who had , more mixed records in their second terms. as time passes, historians are more and more generous in grading...
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. >> how important was this to advancing foreign-policy? >> i think that for jackie to get the receptions like the kind that they did in 19 61, or when they went to vienna, this was 10 times -- the leader of the soviet union, nikita khrushchev, this was the time when the united states was trying to make the point that they were a rising power and the third world countries should align with us. >> next is dennis in brooklyn. you are on the air. >> thank you, susan, and thank you for the program. we have mentioned that mrs. kennedy had a big influence on the arts, style and culture. i am curious with how she finished that ulysses quote earlier during the campaign -- she was incredibly well read, was this her education or her upbringing, that fueled her intelligence? >> it was both. she talked about, an autobiographical essay that she had done in 1951 -- she talked about her upbringing and said that she was a tomboy who like to go horseback riding, but she also like to be by herself and sit in a room, reading little lord fauntleroy, and she lo
. >> how important was this to advancing foreign-policy? >> i think that for jackie to get the receptions like the kind that they did in 19 61, or when they went to vienna, this was 10 times -- the leader of the soviet union, nikita khrushchev, this was the time when the united states was trying to make the point that they were a rising power and the third world countries should align with us. >> next is dennis in brooklyn. you are on the air. >> thank you, susan, and...
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. >> we had the foreign policy. the nsa wiretapping when it came to american citizens and journalists. don't forget fox's james rosen. with the irs scandal. we learned the government was possibly using the irs to intimidate and supress opposition voices. then we haven't apprehended the benghazi operatives. >> you're with the with huffington post? >> not anymore. >> so was this a good year for obama? >> i think when you talk about the collapse, i don't see the administration collapse at all. i see a health care roll out with bumps but now it is working. >> working? >> sure. >> half the website isn't built. he has the lowest approval rating at the end of a fifth year than any president since nixon. help me out. george w. bush had a higher approval rating after year five than obama. >> couldn't get health care ben affleck. >> you believe that. >> yes. >> really? >> of course. >> go ahead and finish. >> hang on. >> the fact that you are still justifying the irs scandal targeting conservatives is appalling. i'm not surpr
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. >> how effective should our foreign policy be in not only talking against these kinds of heinous attacks on people because of their faith, but what must we do to try to level the playing field and say wait a minute, hands off this kind of practice? >> the most important question to ask. the real -- the only leverage that we would have here is to connect human rights with politics. for example, we want to sit down with the new egyptian government, we're going to make sure the muslim brotherhood is not involved. we're going to speak out against it. if we're going to make negotiations with the iranian government, why don't we first talk about human rights? why don't we ask for our three americans that are being held in iran? why don't we connect human rights with the political agenda that we have? if we don't, what are we saying? what's the message here? >> -- it leaves [inaudible] because of standing for their faith. your comments are very salient and good talking points for all to consider. by the way, merry christmas to you. >> to you as well. >> they put their lives on the line for our
. >> how effective should our foreign policy be in not only talking against these kinds of heinous attacks on people because of their faith, but what must we do to try to level the playing field and say wait a minute, hands off this kind of practice? >> the most important question to ask. the real -- the only leverage that we would have here is to connect human rights with politics. for example, we want to sit down with the new egyptian government, we're going to make sure the...
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of the country and at least in its diplomacy is not a foreign policy. >> yes? >> okay, i will comment. >> all right, thank you so much. thank you for this interesting talk. with the presence of this in the energy industry, are we concerned that over the long-term we have sought diversity in the economy that we have become so dependent upon, particularly that of natural gas. and so much that it seems to be changing in the energy industry with unconditional sources of energy becoming more fruitful. are we concerned that the recent success in excluding those natural resources might become less of this? >> there is a rhetoric and there is a reality. a rhetoric is that we are trying to foster a knowledge-based economy and so the new buzzword, the last two years the buzzword has been a knowledge-based economy in preparation for this. and a knowledge-based economy is great. it sounds very exciting and interesting and it doesn't, at least in the political system, and a fundamentally based economy, it is far from reality. the actual reality is that what qatar is trying
of the country and at least in its diplomacy is not a foreign policy. >> yes? >> okay, i will comment. >> all right, thank you so much. thank you for this interesting talk. with the presence of this in the energy industry, are we concerned that over the long-term we have sought diversity in the economy that we have become so dependent upon, particularly that of natural gas. and so much that it seems to be changing in the energy industry with unconditional sources of energy...
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policy international affairs war and peace issues everything that he was elected to do was done pretty much the opposite it's like a third term for george bush only on steroids for example in africa he's doing things that bush would never of tried to do invading libya bombing it for eight or nine months all over the rest of the globe the pivot to china everything else of george bush tried to do that you'd have thousands of democrats out in the street in every little town in the united states instead they're lining up behind it but the agenda itself it's unclear exactly what that is ok chad you want to respond to that george bush's third term. well you know we been hearing that. for a number of years but i don't think all that and it's valid his health care agenda ate up a lot of the clock for the first term and certainly it could have been some adjustment as was presented in how we move through congress but he was successful weaving in a way that eisenhower was unable to do it you know kennedy was unable to do it with johnson nixon carter all down the line none of these presidents. was
policy international affairs war and peace issues everything that he was elected to do was done pretty much the opposite it's like a third term for george bush only on steroids for example in africa he's doing things that bush would never of tried to do invading libya bombing it for eight or nine months all over the rest of the globe the pivot to china everything else of george bush tried to do that you'd have thousands of democrats out in the street in every little town in the united states...
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policy towards each other. with time, our people and society were going to become the drivers of our relationship and not our government. i would argue that i was right in all of those assertions. if anything else, my four years in brazil have convinced me that they are still valid. although brazil has seen its own fair share of internal political effervescence with the many demonstrations we saw across brazil, this is evidence of the health of brazilian democracy. there is broad public space for citizens to demonstrate and protest and make their views heard. brazilian institutions have the capacity to respond in a meaningful way. as we look ahead, we understand brazil's domestic transformation, because it was done within a market context, has shown that the democracy and the markets are not about status quo or protecting privileges. they are about creating space. the people themselves can have a central role in determining the developmental direction of a country. this is a powerful message. it is a powerful m
policy towards each other. with time, our people and society were going to become the drivers of our relationship and not our government. i would argue that i was right in all of those assertions. if anything else, my four years in brazil have convinced me that they are still valid. although brazil has seen its own fair share of internal political effervescence with the many demonstrations we saw across brazil, this is evidence of the health of brazilian democracy. there is broad public space...
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. >> we haven't even discussed the foreign policy implications because you've got people like the brazilian president canceling a state dinner, angela merkel upset. everybody spies on everybody but we obviously have better tools. >> it is. there's no doubt there's a greater degree of white house control over surveillance of foreign leaders. once you start to extend those sorts of protections beyond the leaders into the populations, you run into some really tricky challenges. are we going to spy on north korean since but not french? maybe that's an easy one. where do we put countries that fall in the middle. drawing these lines the review group's recommendations is the first step. many iterations from the white house, intelligence community, the courts as we saw in judge leon's decision, and from the congress about how these things play out over the next month or two. >> michael leiter, thank you very much. 'tis the season for poinsettias. what about a shakedown? members of the mafia were trying to do. they were forcing to allegedly force shop owners to buy the christmas plant at 100 times t
. >> we haven't even discussed the foreign policy implications because you've got people like the brazilian president canceling a state dinner, angela merkel upset. everybody spies on everybody but we obviously have better tools. >> it is. there's no doubt there's a greater degree of white house control over surveillance of foreign leaders. once you start to extend those sorts of protections beyond the leaders into the populations, you run into some really tricky challenges. are we...
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i have been involved in foreign policy hearings and oversight for a long time. like that wouldn't be a question on the tip of one's tongue? put that aside, mr. sampler, what's going to happen to the oversight of a.i.d.'s projects in afghanistan post-2014? are you going to have -- is a.i.d. going to have to pull back from whole geographic chunks of afghanistan for want of security? >> congressman, thank you for the question. we hope not, but hope is not a plan. in most countries that we work in around the world we rely on host national security forces to provide areas secure enough for us to work. but there is range from what i would call regular aid missions where that's the case to afghanistan. and in between we have cases like pakistan, colombia, south sudan, yemen where we have to come up with creative measures to balance normal operations against conflict operations. in afghanistan post-2014, we have programs around the country. some will continue to operate. some may have to be adjusted. it will depend on the security situation in the specific microarea as
i have been involved in foreign policy hearings and oversight for a long time. like that wouldn't be a question on the tip of one's tongue? put that aside, mr. sampler, what's going to happen to the oversight of a.i.d.'s projects in afghanistan post-2014? are you going to have -- is a.i.d. going to have to pull back from whole geographic chunks of afghanistan for want of security? >> congressman, thank you for the question. we hope not, but hope is not a plan. in most countries that we...
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foreign-policy vis-À-vis cuba and the questions concerned on the scope of the dissension facility on guantanamo. the fact that the same legal questions would rise if we were holding these detainees anywhere outside the u.s. and not just on a strange corner of and i learned -- of an island. invasive more searches, the associated press has an answer to that. they wrote about this, the defense lawyers, they say the searches began after prisoners were told it would have to travel from the resident camps to another side of the base to meet or talk with their lawyers. if that it change from procedure in the hamdan case? guest: it is. the government conceded to change in procedure. the question is whether the change is justified. that is what had been argued before the federal appeals court in washington. at least the trial court here in washington said the answer was no, that it was too much interference with the detainee'' rights to continue to meet with their lawyers, to condition that's meeting upon such an invasive search and will save the federal appeals court agrees heard it is anoth
foreign-policy vis-À-vis cuba and the questions concerned on the scope of the dissension facility on guantanamo. the fact that the same legal questions would rise if we were holding these detainees anywhere outside the u.s. and not just on a strange corner of and i learned -- of an island. invasive more searches, the associated press has an answer to that. they wrote about this, the defense lawyers, they say the searches began after prisoners were told it would have to travel from the resident...
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i have been involved in foreign policy hearings and oversight for a long time. like that wouldn't be a question on the tip of one's tongue? put that aside, mr. sampler, what's going to happen to the oversight of a.i.d.'s projects in afghanistan post-2014? are you going to have -- is a.i.d. going to have to pull back from whole geographic chunks of afghanistan for want of security? >> congressman, thank you for the question. we hope not, but hope is not a plan. in most countries that we work in around the world we rely on host national security forces to provide areas secure enough for us to work. but there is range from what i would call regular aid missions where that's the case to afghanistan. and in between we have cases like pakistan, colombia, south sudan, yemen where we have to come up with creative measures to balance normal operations against conflict operations. in afghanistan post-2014, we have programs around the country. some will continue to operate. some may have to be adjusted. it will depend on the security situation in the specific microarea as
i have been involved in foreign policy hearings and oversight for a long time. like that wouldn't be a question on the tip of one's tongue? put that aside, mr. sampler, what's going to happen to the oversight of a.i.d.'s projects in afghanistan post-2014? are you going to have -- is a.i.d. going to have to pull back from whole geographic chunks of afghanistan for want of security? >> congressman, thank you for the question. we hope not, but hope is not a plan. in most countries that we...
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we turn to the director of foreign policy in focus at the institute for policy studies. appreciate you being here. let's talk about this notion that this is largely a conflict between christians and muslims. is that what is at the source? >> we have to remember at its essence the central african republic like many countries are resource rich. they have oil, uranium. it is a vital resource that makes the tensions flare up and continue to flare. >> it's chrome of wealth? >> control and access of mines, and really control and access of those resources both for internal actors, for multi-national corporations as well as for interests for friends and other external forces interested in accessing oil and uranium for long-term needs. >> france is leading the way in terms of international involvement. what else is happening here? is there something that will draw u.s. support beyond the supplies? >> the u.s. is already there and have been there. the u.n. sent in, it said, 100 military advisers to go after joseph a few years back. >> he was the leader of -- >> the leaders of the
we turn to the director of foreign policy in focus at the institute for policy studies. appreciate you being here. let's talk about this notion that this is largely a conflict between christians and muslims. is that what is at the source? >> we have to remember at its essence the central african republic like many countries are resource rich. they have oil, uranium. it is a vital resource that makes the tensions flare up and continue to flare. >> it's chrome of wealth? >>...
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, and i'll head upstairs to another hearing when this is over, but, you know, american foreign policy, really, we've been iran's best friend, intentionally or unintentionally, over the last several years, and, you know, obviously, he entered into this agreement, which really wasn't much of an agreement with iran. i think it's app agreement to agree. >> yes. >> down the road. it was not specific, but from his manipulative standpoint, what was he intended to do with the agreement just announced? >> we agreed to negotiate an agreement, and he has negotiated these kinds of agreements with other states in the region. i can't tell you whether this meeting was set up before we had the lawyer -- his trip to iran. he's gone there once or twice a year since he became president back in 2001-2002 so at this point i wouldn't attach a lot of importance to it. iran is the only country supporting him in the current stance. they are not encouraging him to sign late, but to sign not at all. you know, their position would be, you don't need the americans. there's a lot of other countries in the region t
, and i'll head upstairs to another hearing when this is over, but, you know, american foreign policy, really, we've been iran's best friend, intentionally or unintentionally, over the last several years, and, you know, obviously, he entered into this agreement, which really wasn't much of an agreement with iran. i think it's app agreement to agree. >> yes. >> down the road. it was not specific, but from his manipulative standpoint, what was he intended to do with the agreement just...
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i think that the question of guantanamo and certain foreign policies make his situation more complex. particularly as one views it in comparison to the entire arc of a life. particularly as one compares mandela to people like gandhi and king, who have been tested, as tom said, by periods of extraordinary imprisonment. and i think sometimes the wisdom that comes out of those experiences really are the ability to bridge two very different life experiences. and so mandela keeps being called a warrior of peace, warrior of human dignity. and that really embraces i think the contradiction of somebody who has had the deep experience of being both a warrior and a peace maker. obama, i think, has the dignity and certainly in some ways almost the kind of physiology me that resembles the quiet smile of mandela. but i think the long-term history, that's quite -- that's quite a comparison that -- >> it's very hard to make these judgments very early, frankly. professor is quite right. he's quite young. we still have a long way to go, we hope, in the political history of this country. there will be
i think that the question of guantanamo and certain foreign policies make his situation more complex. particularly as one views it in comparison to the entire arc of a life. particularly as one compares mandela to people like gandhi and king, who have been tested, as tom said, by periods of extraordinary imprisonment. and i think sometimes the wisdom that comes out of those experiences really are the ability to bridge two very different life experiences. and so mandela keeps being called a...
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that explains a lot of the things that happen in american foreign policy which now in retrospect seem not to make very much sense. >> the president is speaking in -- in south africa. we will bring it to you in a number of minutes. let's get to company news. >> sac capital strikes a deal with its reinsurers. it is selling the unit founded last year. it comes as it transitions to a family office following an insider trading settlement with the government. a group led by a former marsh and mclennan ceo is buying it. , theye structure at eads are slashing about four percent of its workforce. eads says it will lead to what it cause substantial desk calls substantial consolidation at a number of sites in europe. it comes in a drop that during a drop in government defense spending. will hire about 20 bankers in the u.s. as it tries to regain market share in mergers and acquisitions. part of an overall effort for nomura to be involved in japan related cost border deals. that is today's company news. in waves.ways comes comes and goes. >> i totally agree. good morning to all of you worldwide.
that explains a lot of the things that happen in american foreign policy which now in retrospect seem not to make very much sense. >> the president is speaking in -- in south africa. we will bring it to you in a number of minutes. let's get to company news. >> sac capital strikes a deal with its reinsurers. it is selling the unit founded last year. it comes as it transitions to a family office following an insider trading settlement with the government. a group led by a former marsh...
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strenuously, without mincing words but still maintained relationships. >> he did that with these foreign leaders we're talking about. he got many people upset by keeping friendships with castro, gadhafi. but it goes back to what he did. if he could forgive and understand the story of the other when it came to the white oppressors of the apartheid regime, he could certainly do it with the other leaders of those who stood behind him. that is what he's all about. that's why people -- him because of his ability for personal forgiveness. very important conflicts have been resolved, for instance, the northern ireland conflict, for instance, others, which have taken a lot of their inspiration from mandela. >> i think i can add to that. one example christiane and i were talking about it off air, he used these different leaders and his relationship with these people for diplomacy, world diplomacy. take the lockerbie bombing, for example. there was huge pressure on moammar gadhafi to hand over the suspects. he wouldn't do it. mandela flew to libya, convinced him to hand over the suspects as long a
strenuously, without mincing words but still maintained relationships. >> he did that with these foreign leaders we're talking about. he got many people upset by keeping friendships with castro, gadhafi. but it goes back to what he did. if he could forgive and understand the story of the other when it came to the white oppressors of the apartheid regime, he could certainly do it with the other leaders of those who stood behind him. that is what he's all about. that's why people -- him...
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i'm not sure it's a day of world foreign policy-making for nations. but as i mentioned, face time between world leaders is always beneficial if you can do it the right way. but we view cuba as our enemy, this is not the time for president obama to be embracing him. nelson mandela was great friends with bill clinton and barack obama and he was friends with gaddafi and castro. he's like the man of the year, nelson mandela, the time of all this global strife he still has a role as healing agent, bringing different people together on stage. >> and that's in fact something that mandela's former personal assistant said, tomorrow people should all be honoring their relationship with madiba, if it means shaking hands with the enemy, yes, i would like to see that. that is what nelson mandela was and is bringing people together despite their differences. i guess that's the point is what could be more of a tribute to nelson mandela than people who'd normally would not talk, talking, and i'm not saying they have to be embracing or back slapping or even smiling, b
i'm not sure it's a day of world foreign policy-making for nations. but as i mentioned, face time between world leaders is always beneficial if you can do it the right way. but we view cuba as our enemy, this is not the time for president obama to be embracing him. nelson mandela was great friends with bill clinton and barack obama and he was friends with gaddafi and castro. he's like the man of the year, nelson mandela, the time of all this global strife he still has a role as healing agent,...
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i'm not sure it's a day of world foreign policy-making for nations. but as i mentioned, face time between world leaders is always beneficial if you can do it the right way. but we view cuba as our enemy, this is not the time for president obama to be embracing him. nelson mandela was great friends with bill clinton and barack obama and he was friends with gaddafi and castro. he's like the man of the year, nelson mandela, the time of all this global strife he still has a role as healing agent, bringing different people together on stage. >> and that's in fact something that mandela's former personal assistant said, tomorrow people should all be honoring their relationship with madiba, if it means shaking hands with the enemy, yes, i would like to see that. that is what nelson mandela was and is bringing people together despite their differences. i guess that's the point is what could be more of a tribute to nelson mandela than people who'd normally would not talk, talking, and i'm not saying they have to be embracing or back slapping or even smiling, b
i'm not sure it's a day of world foreign policy-making for nations. but as i mentioned, face time between world leaders is always beneficial if you can do it the right way. but we view cuba as our enemy, this is not the time for president obama to be embracing him. nelson mandela was great friends with bill clinton and barack obama and he was friends with gaddafi and castro. he's like the man of the year, nelson mandela, the time of all this global strife he still has a role as healing agent,...
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policy. >> next? >> dr. krauthammer, thank you for being here. you've talked a lot about the importance of politics, and i'm wondering if you know if there's any candidates you see currently or potential candidates that you think can win in 2016 and simultaneously enact a strong reform conservative agenda? >> yes. i think we're going to have a good shot in 2016. i think we're going to have a very strong field as opposed to 2012. which if i could say as an aside was a quite winnable election. and romney, who i think was an honorable man who i liked, who i supported, i voted for him, and i would have liked to see him. i think he would have been a a good president. unfortunately, he had a slight handicap, he spoke conservativism as a second language. and that was evident in one of the debates when he was asked by newt what were you doing in the early '90s when our revolution was being carried out, and he said, you know, i was a businessman. an honorable profession, but, you know, i came to politics late,
policy. >> next? >> dr. krauthammer, thank you for being here. you've talked a lot about the importance of politics, and i'm wondering if you know if there's any candidates you see currently or potential candidates that you think can win in 2016 and simultaneously enact a strong reform conservative agenda? >> yes. i think we're going to have a good shot in 2016. i think we're going to have a very strong field as opposed to 2012. which if i could say as an aside was a quite...
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policy involvement varies and president to president have you ever considered that they just at some point would not want to be in afghanistan period. well you know let me make it clear the united states was not in the sun just to help our people of afghanistan but they came to afghanistan after two thousand and one when the eleventh september attack happened so they didn't just come to afghanistan to help on people only but they came to other son to make it a safe place where the security interests will not kind of grow from this place to become a wall of the trade put in security so therefore americans are not just here because of us but they are here because of a greater. issue which is the world security and their own security. and i hope that this partnership will continue because both nations of afghanistan are united states have been victim of terrorism. they experienced it in one thousand nine hundred one and under tritter continued we have experienced it before that i hope it doesn't depend on presidents but it basically depends on the becomes part of course strategy for uni
policy involvement varies and president to president have you ever considered that they just at some point would not want to be in afghanistan period. well you know let me make it clear the united states was not in the sun just to help our people of afghanistan but they came to afghanistan after two thousand and one when the eleventh september attack happened so they didn't just come to afghanistan to help on people only but they came to other son to make it a safe place where the security...
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development assistance economic assistance and other really important tools of foreign-policy which as secretary gates and other secretaries of defense have made clear, the state department budget is unique in comparison with the defense budget but again an awful lot of benefit from some of those state department both in terms of assistance, economic assistance and other forms of assistance and it's that part of the category of the budget where we have had a lot less success in getting bipartisan support. although i would say in the senate we have more, much more bipartisan support so for example senator lindsey graham and senator john mccain have been very big supporters of a robust state department budget as well. but in the house certainly some of our colleagues on the public inside a specially broadly defined as the tea party folks, i mean they have got, it's been really difficult trying to convince them of the important national security arguments in favor of that assistance. but again this is a constant back-and-forth and if you look at the house republican budget over the ten-ye
development assistance economic assistance and other really important tools of foreign-policy which as secretary gates and other secretaries of defense have made clear, the state department budget is unique in comparison with the defense budget but again an awful lot of benefit from some of those state department both in terms of assistance, economic assistance and other forms of assistance and it's that part of the category of the budget where we have had a lot less success in getting...
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he will be talking about immigration he has foreign policy and heads up to hawaii at the end of the month. the president has a ton going on t. supporters think there is good news, maybe the website is steadying now want more of the president every day. >> obviously, the republicans will not let up despite they may be setting up politicos. mike, thanks, so much. >> have a good day, will. >> coming up, jacoby els berry to the yankees. where does that leave robinson cano who wants serious cash. we have possible suitors in sports. [ music playing ] . >> well, the little engine that could keeps chugging along the bronx. >> i don't know how they do it. >> jacoby elsberry leaving fenway, elsberry reportedly agreed to a seven year $153 million year, an option for an eighth year. the speedy fielder giving a good glove. elsbury had batted .298 last year. he's missed a lot of games. the yankees scheduled to introduce their other beg signing, brian mccann, the catcher. tomorrow. elsbury could joan him if he passes that physical. >> it will be good for the yankees. tv ratings down, ticket sales in gen
he will be talking about immigration he has foreign policy and heads up to hawaii at the end of the month. the president has a ton going on t. supporters think there is good news, maybe the website is steadying now want more of the president every day. >> obviously, the republicans will not let up despite they may be setting up politicos. mike, thanks, so much. >> have a good day, will. >> coming up, jacoby els berry to the yankees. where does that leave robinson cano who...
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so this is a challenge for american foreign policy. >> i appreciate you being on. we'll continue to follow it here. and just ahead, rush limbaugh painting the pope red. the panelists take on that next. [ male announcer ] this is george. the day building a play set begins with a surprise twinge of back pain... and a choice. take up to 4 advil in a day or 2 aleve for all day relief. [ male announcer ] that's handy. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] 1.21 gigawatts. today, that's easy. ge is revolutionizing power. supercharging turbines with advanced hardware and innovative software. using data predictively to help power entire cities. so the turbines of today... will power us all... into the future. ♪ is what makes us different. we take the time to get to know you and your unique health needs. then we help create a personalized healthcare experience that works for you. and you. and you. with 50 years of know-how, and a dedicated network of doctors, health coaches, and wellness experts, we're a partner you can rely on -- today, and tomorrow. we're going beyond insurance to
so this is a challenge for american foreign policy. >> i appreciate you being on. we'll continue to follow it here. and just ahead, rush limbaugh painting the pope red. the panelists take on that next. [ male announcer ] this is george. the day building a play set begins with a surprise twinge of back pain... and a choice. take up to 4 advil in a day or 2 aleve for all day relief. [ male announcer ] that's handy. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] 1.21 gigawatts. today, that's easy. ge is...
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but foreign policy analyst for the question in a cover thinks that the e.u. won't let you crane profit from europe's economy as european union officials and has a few rypien states try to explain the advantages of european membership to the ukrainian population they couldn't name even a few ukrainian products that would be able to penetrate the european market and there is only one explanation for that is that there would be none indeed the european market is very protected market and it is actually the ukrainian market that europe needs particularly in this time of economic crisis so it is ukraine is viewed as an extension of the european market. the protesters weren't impressed by the ukrainians president promised to restart discussions on the e.u. trade deal which lies at the root of the unrest let's take a look at how the situation has unfolded over the past couple of weeks well it all began in kiev on november the twenty first soon after the government said it was suspending that major trade deal with the e.u. rallies on the capital's independence square
but foreign policy analyst for the question in a cover thinks that the e.u. won't let you crane profit from europe's economy as european union officials and has a few rypien states try to explain the advantages of european membership to the ukrainian population they couldn't name even a few ukrainian products that would be able to penetrate the european market and there is only one explanation for that is that there would be none indeed the european market is very protected market and it is...
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let's turn - there is a lot on the plate here, the foreign policy plate. then there is afghanistan, where afghan president hamid karzai has refused to sign a bilateral security agreement or bsa as it is called, with the united states until sometime after the election in 2014 and also he has to get some of his demands met first. national security advisor, president obama's national security advisor susan rice responded to that. here she is. >> if the agreement isn't signed properly, what i said to the president is we would have no choice, we would be compelled by necessity, not by our preference, to have to begin to plan for the prospect that we will not be able to keep our troops here because they will not be invited because of the bsa will not have been signed. >> and that's the threat, general, is that the u.s., which had said that we along with our allies intended to keep a residual force, which was going to be 10, 15,000 troops in afghanistan after the general pullout at the end of 2014 that we might have to go to the zero option and just pull out all
let's turn - there is a lot on the plate here, the foreign policy plate. then there is afghanistan, where afghan president hamid karzai has refused to sign a bilateral security agreement or bsa as it is called, with the united states until sometime after the election in 2014 and also he has to get some of his demands met first. national security advisor, president obama's national security advisor susan rice responded to that. here she is. >> if the agreement isn't signed properly, what i...
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. >> how many of you think our foreign policy is getting weaker? how many don't? what's that? >> how many think when the muslim brotherhood took over in egypt and we gave them -- muslim brotherhood, a guy that once referred to the israelis as decemb descendents of apes and pigs, we gave him guns and military tanks. how many of you think what is my government doing? my commander in chief. how many think that is dumb? you don't think so? was that dumb? >> well, i think he was following the trend of a lot of presidents before him. >> oh, my gosh. >> yes, hello, can we talk about george bush and saddam hussein. i'm just saying -- >> sure. can i stop you for a second? george bush is a president -- >> honey. >> you calling me or her. >> i was talking to her. not you. >> george bush didn't give mohammed morsi tanks. he didn't give him f-16s and didn't give him $1.5 billion. a man who referred to our closest ally in the middle east as the descendents of apes and pigs. how do you justify that? >> -- a democracy if you're constantly giving them money. there's no incentive. >> let's be h
. >> how many of you think our foreign policy is getting weaker? how many don't? what's that? >> how many think when the muslim brotherhood took over in egypt and we gave them -- muslim brotherhood, a guy that once referred to the israelis as decemb descendents of apes and pigs, we gave him guns and military tanks. how many of you think what is my government doing? my commander in chief. how many think that is dumb? you don't think so? was that dumb? >> well, i think he was...
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. >> how many of you think our foreign policy is weaker? how many don't? >> so does israel. >> i think so, too. how many think when the muslim brotherhood took over in egypt and we gave them -- muslim brotherhood. a guy that referred to the israel as descendants of apes and pigs. we gave him $1.5 billion, f-16s and military tanks. how many of you think what is my government doing? my commander in chief? how many of you think that was dumb. you don't think so? you are a big obama supporter. >> he was following the trend of presidents before him. >> oh, my gosh. >> can we talk about george bush and saddam husain? >> sure. can i stop you? george bush is a president. >> i know, honey. >> honey? are you talking to me or her? >> her. >> okay. george bush didn't give muhammed morsi tanks, f-16s or $1.5 billion. this is a man who referred to our closest ally in the middle east as the descendants of apes and pigs. how do you justify them? >> how do you want a democracy if you give them money? there is no incentive. >> say what it is. we spend so much time female an
. >> how many of you think our foreign policy is weaker? how many don't? >> so does israel. >> i think so, too. how many think when the muslim brotherhood took over in egypt and we gave them -- muslim brotherhood. a guy that referred to the israel as descendants of apes and pigs. we gave him $1.5 billion, f-16s and military tanks. how many of you think what is my government doing? my commander in chief? how many of you think that was dumb. you don't think so? you are a big...
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hopefully, we will see the economy turn around and the president is making major gains in foreign policy and all of those will impact voters decision. i think this is about two different world views. you have one world view where there is a political party that will shut down the government and do everything possible and celebrate after every flaw in the affordable care act. you have another side where they will look back on their american's health care insurance in states like california, maryland. people are signing up in droves to get health care. >> there is no question this is a competing world view. our world view is that this isn't the government's responsibility from cradle to grave. i am hoping that on our side, ma americans are resent fufull of mandate. we better hope if we are a democrat that americans forget they were lied to by the president. >> it's not optimism. it is the truth. the truth is here, jamie, this economy has turned around thanks to this president and the policies. >> oh, please. >> thanks to policies like nancy pelosi and harry reid. >> back to obama care, bec
hopefully, we will see the economy turn around and the president is making major gains in foreign policy and all of those will impact voters decision. i think this is about two different world views. you have one world view where there is a political party that will shut down the government and do everything possible and celebrate after every flaw in the affordable care act. you have another side where they will look back on their american's health care insurance in states like california,...
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kennedy went into the presidency as most presidents do, thinking foreign policy is going to be their biggest issue. with kennedy, it really wasn't. civil rights became an issue that he really hadn't seen and didn't know how to cope with. but i thought the speech he made in june of 63 was phenomenal and based on that, and knowing everything that we know, i would vote for john f. kennedy. >> host: and in your book, "let freedom ring," the president afraid he might well democrats, southern segregationist dragged its feet on proposing comprehensive civil rights legislation. those who wanted him to stand tall on the issue of race came up short. >> guest: that is true. they did. they felt very strongly. in fact, many of the big 10 leaders of the civil rights march in washington felt that the president's legislation didn't go far enough. now, kennedy made a stance on civil rights. limited though it might have been and it took brandon johnson and kennedy's assassination to get the voting rights act and the civil rights bill passed. kennedy did not want that march in washington. he thought ma
kennedy went into the presidency as most presidents do, thinking foreign policy is going to be their biggest issue. with kennedy, it really wasn't. civil rights became an issue that he really hadn't seen and didn't know how to cope with. but i thought the speech he made in june of 63 was phenomenal and based on that, and knowing everything that we know, i would vote for john f. kennedy. >> host: and in your book, "let freedom ring," the president afraid he might well democrats,...
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we tossed every question you could at him from monetary policy to foreign policy. and what he would do is sort of restate your premise-- if it was a conservative one-- in an honest way-- it wasn't a tendentious way-- state his premise and sort of look for a common area of understanding. the way a professor would in answering a question in the classroom. it wasn't ideological. it wasn't adhom then, and wasn't partisan. so i was quite impressed with the method and what seemed an intellectual openness. and i have to say one of the reasons i've been disappointed in him is i have seen that side of him in an off-the-record session, so i know he's not only capable of that, but that's sort of part of who he is. so when he would go around campaigning years later and not each giving credit to conservatives for having cared for the country or having a principle that would be one that would be opposed to what a liberal would believe but would be an honest and sincere one, he'd going around saying the other guys, they care only about power and not policy, only about party and n
we tossed every question you could at him from monetary policy to foreign policy. and what he would do is sort of restate your premise-- if it was a conservative one-- in an honest way-- it wasn't a tendentious way-- state his premise and sort of look for a common area of understanding. the way a professor would in answering a question in the classroom. it wasn't ideological. it wasn't adhom then, and wasn't partisan. so i was quite impressed with the method and what seemed an intellectual...
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policy and in closing with jonah's comments, if republicans are knowledgeable about pop culture and successful in the use of it they can make the presidency festivus for the rest of us. [applause] >> any rebuttals you would like to offer? otherwise, okay. before we do, since side of got the microphone, i want to say a couple things and in my own reaction to what i have listened to, a few brief points. the distinction between culture that shapes leaders and leaders use of culture for political purposes, one thing i did not know, one thing i learned from tevi's book that i had not sufficiently realize is our most successful presidents have been voracious readers and i think if we actually lined them up with presidents he didn't mention that all we would a strong pattern. he talks, goes out of his way to point out the enormous capacity for leading, since the jackson era inaugurated the democratic presidency, lincoln, roosevelt for, roosevelt and reagan were all huge leaders, readers and their political ideas were clearly decisively formed by what they read. i want to say a word on beha
policy and in closing with jonah's comments, if republicans are knowledgeable about pop culture and successful in the use of it they can make the presidency festivus for the rest of us. [applause] >> any rebuttals you would like to offer? otherwise, okay. before we do, since side of got the microphone, i want to say a couple things and in my own reaction to what i have listened to, a few brief points. the distinction between culture that shapes leaders and leaders use of culture for...